13 April 2010

Cinderella, can't you just see Gus-Gus getting all excited about the beads for Cinderelly and the big fat Lucifer running over to sit on the necklace?....

Anyway, I have been trying to organize my craft rooms for months. A while back, I decided that all interior items(meaning not tools in the garage) that have anything to do with creativity needed to be in one space. So, I started collecting from around my house. It is amazing how far the paintbrushes and watercolor paper have been from each other for so long.

Well, it is not like I work on the space everyday, or even every other day but I have been working on my craft room for MONTHS now. It has been whipping me good! I go in there to clean it and end up making a bigger mess than I started with, get discouraged, shut the door and leave it for another week or two. (obviously, I haven't been using it for crafting, let alone using any of the junk I am storing...)

I am all over the place with this post, and I am about to go even further. A few weeks ago, I went to a thrift store and found this great 3 leveled spice rack with the cutest little glass bottles, with glass stoppers. (I already have two similar spice racks unused at my house- I may have a problem!, no I don't have time to see a counselor!) And I thought I could use it for my craft room. Here is what I did.

Before:

This was it, I think I got it for $4.00-ish. I dumped all the spices, then took them all apart carefully and cleaned the little bottles like crazy- say no to curry smelling beads!

After it looked like this:

I decided to paint it the same color as my the peg board ( I had like 2 tablespoons of paint left, it worked out perfectly) . There are a lot of things going on this peg board and I wanted it to not be too busy looking... We'll see if I succeed.

How I did it:

I sanded off the word Spices before painting, and rubbed a few of the edges with a candle. Then I painted really thin coats with a foam brush (no brush marks!), not really attempting to cover it all, I wanted an older sorta look. After I felt it was covered enough, I just buffed the edges where I had used the candle with a rag. (that paint came right off to the original finish, without sanding down to fresh wood.

Then, I filled it up with beads, she looks so beautiful now! (and I feel like I need to go buy more beads so that you can see them a little better) But for now here it is.

What do you think?

P.S. Sorry that I have been sorta absent from my blog lately. I had an emergency family trip come up about 2 weeks ago and have been out of town for those 2 weeks, I just barely got back. It was unplanned and I was unprepared, so my blog has suffered a little, and honestly it may take me a few weeks to catch up with projects to show you. But I will have a ton of great guests so please keep coming by.

If any of you have any tutorials you would like to share with everyone, send me a link! I would love to show off your work, and I could really use some help. Also, I will be featuring more of your party projects with the help of the Mr. R.

Great Idea! I have a the coolest spinning spice rack I got for my wedding, but I never have used them and I think most are bad. I haven't wanted to throw it out, but haven't known what to do. You've solved my problem! I'll send you the link when I get it done!

hi cassity,would you mind if i just copied and pasted your blog post on mine cuz you were writing this about me, right?? ...oh you weren't? ...oh wow...you sure could have!! (hehe)as i was reading about how you've been working on your craft room, i was amazed since i could have penned those exact words! my craft studio has whooped me good and i do get discouraged and close the door but i am determined to win the battle, no matter what.i have whittled away a bit at a time just like you and have made some great improvements on organization-love the re-purposed spice rack idea, the color, & how you hung it on your pegboard.keep the ideas coming cuz i'm listening!judi ;)the1829farmhouse.blogspot.com

I knew the words sounded familiar! I love how you put the beads in the spice jars on the rack. They look great! Love it. I used to have one like that but am not sure I still have it, better check my attic.

That is so very cool. I found some of these bottles from a garage sale last year, I was going to use them for spices, but now I'm rethinking that!!Can't wait to see what else in going on that pegboard...I am intrigued by that idea, too!!Thanks for linking up to "Anti-Procrastination Tuesdays"

Hello - I'm a new follower via Tip Junkie! I am really kicking myself now that I think back on how many spice jar racks just like yours I've passed up at garage sales and thrift stores! What a clever idea you've come up with! I love all the little bottles just glimmering with lots of shiny things. And a great way to store/display your craft supplies. Now I'm going to keep my eye out for one!

Such a cool idea. Organizing a room like this always takes time, but the end result is usually always so worth it. By taking your time you will find the solutions that really works for you and that you will really love.

Great thinking! I have a spice rack just like that except when I bought it, it didn't have bottles with it. What kind of luck do I need to find some to fit? :( Thanks for sharing with us @ ANYTHING RELATED!~Rebekah

I think it looks great! I love the idea of using old spice jars like these to hold little crafty supplies. Usually they get lost in a bigger one and I like that you can actually see what's inside each jar.

As a jewelry designer beads are always at a premium at my studio, and this is a fabulous way to corral some. Love what you've done and think it is way cool the way you finished treated it. Stop by and check out my blog if you have time. I did a mannequin make-over for the blog party.Gretchen

Hi, Love the way you turned an old spice rack and jars into a great display/organizational piece for your supplies. I just bought an armoire and plan on using if for all my scrapbooking and card making supplies. I have lots of ideas on how I want to do the inside of the cabinet and I think jars will be a big part of it. I'll try to post some photos when I'm done. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me today...Hugz,Kim

AH.MAY.ZING! I would have never had thought to repurpose a spice rack in that way. I must hit my Goodwill this weekend to try to find one of my own!!!! Wow - Thanks for the inspiration!Jen @ Noting Grace

Ohhh...what a great idea! Not only is the repurposed spice rack and bottles a great storage solution but the beads look sooo pretty displayed! I love this idea! Thank you so much for sharing it with us today for Sunday Favorites!

I'm so glad that you decided to join in with Sunday Favorites "One Year" birthday party! Thanks for coming by and thank you for the sweet note and well wishes!!!

Hi,I followed you over from the Life As Lori link party. I am now a follower of yours. I would really love it if you stopped by and visited me too. Be sure to enter the drawing if you do. Keep up the good work. Rory http://toolsareforwomentoo.blogspot.com/

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